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May 21st, 2013

May 21, 2013

The city of West Point is asking a federal judge to preclude West Point resident Natalie Stafford from testifying about events that happened at Old Waverly, which Stafford says led to her sonâ€™s automobile accident in 2010.

May 20, 2013

After losing 2 of 3 to the Rebels last weekend in Oxford, the 16th ranked Diamond Dawgs (40-16, 16-14 SEC) returned to their winning ways in SEC play, taking 2 out of 3 at home from #12 South Carolina (39-16, 17-12 SEC) on the final regular season weekend to claim the 5th overall seed in the SEC. By taking one of three from the Bulldogs on Friday, the Gamecocks secured 4th place in the SEC seedings for the upcoming tournament in Hoover, Alabama, and a first round bye.

May 20, 2013

An attempt Monday to stop todayâ€™s municipal runoff election was denied by a federal judge, who heard testimony from Ward 5 Selectman Jasper Pittman and other parties involved in a lawsuit Pittman and four other citizens filed Friday.

May 20, 2013

The battle for West Pointâ€™s Ward 3 Selectman post continues today at the Civic.
Polls open at 7 a.m. this morning, and voters from that Ward will vote until 7 p.m. tonight to chose who will fill the seat starting this summer.
Incumbent Charles Collins, Jimmy Clark and Ken Poole began as the three candidates vying for the seat during the May 7 municipal primary.
All three are Democrats.
Poole was eliminated in the initial run, leaving Clark and Collins in a runoff.
Follow tonightâ€™s election at www.dailytimesleader.com or on our Twitter account.

May 18th

May 18, 2013

Ward 5 Selectman Jasper Pittman has officially filed a motion in court, challenging the May 7, 2013 municipal elections in West Point.
News station WCBI out of Columbus broke the story this evening that Pittman, along with Chiketa Young, Larry Stevenson, Kiara Lane and Annie Cattledge had filed two motions.
The first challenges the May 7, win of West Point business owner Gary Dedeauz over Pittman in the Ward 5 race, alleging that the election was not handled properly.

May 17th

May 17, 2013

A.C. Hatchett age 89, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center of Tupelo.
Funeral services are Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at 11 a.m. from Union M.B. Church. Burial will follow in Union M.B. Church Cemetery.
Visitation is Tuesday, May 21, 2013, from 4 â€“ 6 p.m. at Carter Funeral Home.
Carter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.